| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 February – 23 May |
| Champions | Fortaleza(44th title) |
| Relegated | Barbalha Guarany de Sobral |
| Copa do Brasil | Ceará Ferroviário Fortaleza (via2021 Série A) |
| Série D | Crato Icasa Pacajus |
| Copa do Nordeste | Fortaleza Ceará (viaRNC) |
| Copa do Nordeste qualification | Ferroviário Atlético Cearense Floresta (viaRNC) |
| Matches | 59 |
| Goals | 181 (3.07 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Olávio (14 goals) |
←2020 2022 → | |
The2021Campeonato Cearense (officially theCearense Ypióca 2021 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 107th edition ofCeará's top professional football league organized byFCF. The competition began on 10 February 2021.[2]
Due to the worsening of theCOVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, the Government of Ceará suspended the Campeonato Cearense on 11 March 2021.[3] The tournament resumed on 1 May 2021,[4] and ended on 23 May 2021.
In the final, the defending championsFortaleza andCeará tied 0–0. Fortaleza were declared champions, winning their 44th title, due to their best performance in the tournament.[5]
In the first stage the teams (except the teams that participated in the2021 Copa do Nordeste,Ceará andFortaleza) played the other teams in a singleround-robin tournament. Top six teams advanced to the second stage, while the bottom two teams were relegated to 2022 Campeonato Cearense Série B. First stage winners qualified for the2022 Copa do Brasil.
In the second stage the first stage teams andCeará andFortaleza played in a singleround-robin tournament. Top four teams advanced to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals and final were played on a single-leg basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the leg. If tied, the higher-seeded team would be the winners. Champions qualified for the2022 Copa do Brasil.[6]
| Club | Home city |
|---|---|
| Atlético Cearense | Fortaleza |
| Barbalha | Barbalha |
| Caucaia | Caucaia |
| Ceará | Fortaleza |
| Crato | Crato |
| Ferroviário | Fortaleza |
| Fortaleza | Fortaleza |
| Guarany de Sobral | Sobral |
| Icasa | Juazeiro do Norte |
| Pacajus | Pacajus |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferroviário | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 16 | Advance to thesecond stage and qualify for the2022 Copa do Brasil |
| 2 | Pacajus | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Advance to thesecond stage |
| 3 | Atlético Cearense | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | |
| 4 | Caucaia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 10 | |
| 5 | Icasa | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | |
| 6 | Crato | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | |
| 7 | Guarany de Sobral(R) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | Relegation to the 2022 Campeonato Cearense Série B |
| 8 | Barbalha(R) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 4 |
On 10 March (1st round),Caucaia fielded, against Pacajus, the ineligible playerHugo Freitas. Due to this, Caucaia were deducted six points and sanctioned with a fine of R$5,000 after they were punished, on 23 March, by Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva do Futebol do Ceará (TJDF).[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortaleza | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 17 | Advance to thesemi-finals |
| 2 | Ferroviário | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 17 | |
| 3 | Ceará | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 13 | |
| 4 | Atlético Cearense | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 11 | |
| 5 | Pacajus | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | |
| 6 | Crato | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 4 | |
| 7 | Icasa | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 3 | |
| 8 | Caucaia[a] | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 25 | −14 | −2 |
| Fortaleza | 6–0 | Atlético Cearense |
|---|---|---|
Lucas Crispim 10',74'Yago Pikachu 61'Luiz Henrique 84'Romarinho 88'Ronald 90' | Report |
| Ferroviário | 0–3 | Ceará |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Klaus 74' Saulo Mineiro 78',87' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortaleza | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 21 | Champions and2022 Copa do Brasil[a] |
| 2 | Ceará | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 17 | Runners-up and2022 Copa do Brasil |
| 3 | Ferroviário | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 17 | 2022 Copa do Brasil |
| 4 | Atlético Cearense | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 11 | |
| 5 | Pacajus | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | 2022 Série D |
| 6 | Crato | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 4 | |
| 7 | Icasa | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 3 | |
| 8 | Caucaia[b] | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 25 | −14 | −2 | |
| 9 | Guarany de Sobral | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | Relegation to the 2022 Campeonato Cearense Série B |
| 10 | Barbalha | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 4 |
| No. | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olávio | Atlético Cearense | 14 |
| 2 | Ciel | Caucaia | 8 |
| 3 | Adilson Bahia | Ferroviário | 7 |
| Valdo Bacabal | Atlético Cearense |